Clambering Gripmoss

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Clambering Gripmoss is a practical plant in Pikmin Forever. It functions as a climbable material on walls.

Games

This creature appears in the following fanon games:

• Pikmin Forever

Locations

To be determined

Description and Behavior

A flowerless mass of leaves mostly green in color, that grows in clumps on bark, rocks, and other walls. It is entirely passive as a plant, but its slight multicolor iridescence helps alert players to its presence.

Notes & Uses

Olimar's Notes

Clambering Gripmoss Sphagrip commune Gripmoss family At first glance, this monoicous moss appears to have readily visible iridescent leaves. But closer inspection reveals that these "leaves" are merely sub-clumps of one-cell-thick vestigial tissue, surrounding iridescent sporophytes. These sporophytes act as hyper-compressed soap bubbles, and when their surface tension is ruptured the spores are accelerated outward at blistering accelerations. Like most mosses, clambering gripmoss requires a damp environment for non-vascular fertilization, yet lacks the mechanisms for preventing desiccation. Gripmosses usually make up for this problem by storing microscopic antibubbles after rainy seasons, but the clambering gripmoss specifically has some presently mystery method of adjusting for water loss.

Uses

Clambering Gripmoss provides turns the surface it grows on climbable. Pikmin or leaders thrown or ordered onto the moss will grab a hold, and a direction can be inputted directly or by a different leader. It is often found near patches of other plants to create a perfect hiding spot from enemies.

Gallery

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  A closeup of a patch of Clambering Gripmoss.